Respiratory complications during artificial barbiturate coma.
Artificial barbiturate coma was induced in 13 patients with disorders of consciousness from traumatic or spontaneous diseases. Early respiratory complications consisting with Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) were found in 10 out of these 13 patients; on the contrary, only 2 out of 13 patients, treated with routine intensive care therapy without barbiturate, showed analogous respiratory complications. The literature on the subject and the possible pathophysiological mechanism of respiratory distress are discussed.
D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001463:Barbiturates / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D003128:Coma / Q000139:chemically induced; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced*
D001463:Barbiturates; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen